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Leviticus 13

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 27

1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

2 When a man has a rising in the skin of his flesh, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it shall become in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought in to Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons the priests.

3 And the priest shall look upon the plague in the skin of the flesh; and if the hair in the plague has turned white, and the appearance of the plague is deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy, and the priest shall look upon him and shall pronounce him unclean.

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Chapter Summary

1 The laws and methods the priest is to use in determining leprosy.

Key Hebrew Words

צָרַ֫עַת leprosy H6883 · TWOT 1971a
נֶ֫גַע plague, infection H5061 · TWOT 1293a
כֹּהֵן priest H3548 · TWOT 959a
טָמֵא unclean H2931 · TWOT 809a
טָהוֹר clean H2889 · TWOT 792d
סָגַר to shut up, quarantine H5462 · TWOT 1462

People & Context

Jehovah

The God who speaks to Moses and Aaron, giving the laws for diagnosing the plague of leprosy.

Moses

Recipient of Jehovah's word concerning the priestly examination of skin and garment infections.

Aaron

The priest to whom the afflicted person is brought; he and his sons judge clean and unclean.

Timeline

Diagnosis and Handling of Leprosy

Priest inspects skin eruptions. Signs: white hair, deeper than skin. Quarantine 7 days. If leprous, must live outside camp, cry 'Unclean!'. Laws for leprosy in garments and houses (shut up 7 days, burn if spread).

Leviticus 13:1-59

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